Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 8458, Nathaniel Farrar, N.C.

SERVICE
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N.6
Farrar, Nathaniel
S.8458
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23882 North Carolina
See letter to Col. D. Coleman, April 12, 1837. [Due weight to be given to Mr. A. M. Barton's testimony.]
Pen. Spent, May 19, 1837
Edward Fagan - of a company in the State of North Carolina who was a private in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] line for [blank]
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 70 Dollars [blank] Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the [blank] day of [blank] and [blank] Hon. [blank] [blank] H. C.
Arrears to the 14th of [blank] 216. Pension allowance ending [blank] 55 $271.50
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by [blank] Clerk, Book [blank] Vol. [blank] Page [blank]

Act. 7. June 1832 N. Carolina Wath. Farrar Suspended
See letter to Hon. J. Graham 11 April 1834

State of North Carolina 3rd February Session 1834. Mecklenburg County
On this tenth fifth day of February for- doubt appeared in open court of the Quarterly Sessions for the County of Mecklenburg, was sitting, Nathaniel Farrar, a resident of Mecklenburg County, now aged about seventy five years, who first being sworn according to law, doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain a pension and the benefit of the act of Congress passed the seventh day of June one thousand eight hundred and thirty two. That he was born near Richmond in the State of Virginia in the year 1758 or 1759. At the time of his birth, that he moved with his parents when quite young into Granville County, North Carolina, where he resided at the commence- ment of, and during the Revolutionary War; that he volunteered under Captain John Hudson Colonel Ramsay's Regiment of Militia; William Moore First Colonel in General Fergusson's Brigade to go against the Cherokee Indians, that we marched into the Mountains but obtained nothing. On our return home we made a diversion towards Halifax

Sylte also returned into Georgia, where he had been a free man and there in a cursed affair and received the blow near Charleston where he took the letter of Slocum, in which action he was engaged; in this battle the Regiment was commanded by Colonel Nelson and Sylte being absent at that time (after Hooding still commanding, and a Lieutenant Charlotie so called, a Frenchman was mortally wounded. Not long after this battle the troops of this Regiment were generally discharged at Newbern; but Sylte who had again taken the commission and refused to discharge him (the declarant) as he had enlisted under the law, and Sylte was unwilling that he should do so, refused then to discharge him and retained him in his (Sylte's) service until his return to Hatteras, N.C. where he was regularly dis- charged. During the foregoing campaign while under the command of a General, there he was en- gaged in a battle or skirmish with the British at Blount in which this officer was danger- ously wounded; While there was attempting to re- turn to their ships the British killed off officers and soldiers. After this service he was killed in the place of Solomon Wilkes or was employed

by Walker as a substitute in Captain Killian's Company, he does not recollect the Regiment, but thinks it must have been Colonel Sykes as he will remember seeing him in service at that time. — That we marched from Cornwall and joined the Army near Charlotte N.C. and there joined Genl. Sumner's Regt. Morgan and he thinks Genl. Braxton Braxton's the Army lay there some time, during which time he went in a detachment under Genl. Morgan and took Rudolph and a good many other Prisoners; that we returned to Camp and the Prisoners, he thinks, were sent on to Salisbury, and that shortly afterwards our Company was broken up having served out their time of three months, but this Regiment was retained by Colonel Sykes, and given the command of twenty men, and that he remained until he received orders to march these men back to Granville, and that his term of service at this time was four months. That he afterwards volunteered under Captain Potter and that he also served as a guard to Governor Fish, he has no distinct recollections of the time of this service. — He afterwards substituted under Captain Joseph Langston in place of a Doctor Smith, that during that

that time we guarded the Legislature of South Carolina, then sitting in Columbia, and also guarded the rail, and that he thinks S o tho commanded the Regiment, that during this service he acted as Adjutant to the Regiment, this was about the close of the War and that we were furloughed some time after the Assembly broke up and never again called upon, he thinks he served xxxx  xxxx two months at this time.
This declarant from his age and infirmity scarcely  and loss of memory it, and being illiterate cannot recollect the respective hours taken by him in service rendered, but states that it was about five years from the time he entered the army of the Revolution until he quit it finally, during which time he was in actual and active service more than two years and a half, that xxxx  xxxx  xxxx  xxxx he has no documentary evidence or written discharge to establish the fact of his service, & he does not know of any person now living or dead of one who could get to testify to his service except Charles Haggans of xxxx County.

found, who he thinks is a clerk of a part of his services. — After the death of the latter about 1853 he removed to Stockbridge County where he resided until 1870. He then moved to Lincoln County, lived there until 1863, when he returned to Stockbridge, and has lived in Stockbridge ever since. Upon this He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll or Agency of any State.
This declarant further states that he does not know of any Minister of the Gospel who has made the requisite application on his behalf. Robert J. Miller of the Episcopal Church in Stockbridge, N.Y., is about 70 or 80 miles from him, and is about the age of the declarant. He further states that he is not aware that he cannot receive any benefit by any way, law or otherwise. Long correspondence.
worn to one substance the day above written.
William son Turner marks

We, the undersigned, John M. King, of the County of ... with Nathaniel ... the foregoing declaration, that ... he is ... the ... when he ... and that ... and subscribed the ...
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And the said ... after the investigation of the matter, and after ... that the ... and served as ... States. And the first ... that
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Certified to hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court on the matter of the application of Attorney General for a Prohibition; and the official record of the said Court's final order and decree by the said Court to be attached to the same.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court this 15th day of February 1854 B. Bates Clerk.

Providence
Pension Office
Give a cert: & send to 21 mo. $70. per month
Hon. J. Graham
House of Representatives
Mr. Lander
I think Mr. Lander must accept the claim as allowed by your department
James Graham
of House of Rep ts
April 16 th 1834

Department of War Pension Office
April 10. 1834
Sir
The declaration of Nathaniel Farrar has been examined. He can be allowed for 21 months service as a private. His claim for services as Adjutant while guarding the Assembly of S. Carolina at Hillsboro', and the gaol, is disallowed, not being recognized as military service within the meaning of the act of June 7. 1832 -
The papers are placed upon file, to await the decision of the applicant.
I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obdt. Servt.
J L Edwards
Hon. J. Graham House of Representatives

December 17, 1937
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Honorable William L. Nelson House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
Nathaniel Farrar S.8458 BA-J/MCS aw
My dear Mr. Nelson:
Reference is made to your request for the record of a Revolutionary War soldier, Nathaniel Farrar or Farrow, of North Carolina.
The data which follow were obtained from papers on file in the pension claim, S.8458, based upon the military service of the only Nathaniel Farrar (searched under all spellings) that is found in the Revolutionary War records of this office.
Nathaniel Farrar was born in 1758 or 1759 near Richmond, Virginia. The names of his parents are not shown.
When quite young he moved with his parents to Granville County, North Carolina, and was living there during the Revolution.
He enlisted in 1775 or 1776 and served three months in Captain Cuthburt Hudson's company in Colonel Ramsey's North Carolina regiment and was engaged against the Cherokee Indians. He enlisted in 1778, about November, and served fifteen months with the North Carolina troops under Captains John Farrar (relationship not shown) and Gooding and Colonels Archibald Lytle, Moore and Malmedy, was wounded in the battle of Beaufort and was in the battles of Brier Creek and Stono. He next enlisted and served four months in Captain Gilliam's company in Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment. He next served under Captain Potter and as guard to Governor Nash, length of this service not given. He then served two months in Captain Langston's company in Colonel Lytle's North Carolina regiment, was engaged in guarding the legislature of North Carolina which was then sitting in Hillsboro, and in guarding the jail and during this service he acted as adjutant to the regiment.

In 1783 Nathaniel Farrar moved to Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, where he lived until 1790 when he moved to Lincoln County and lived there until 1803 when he returned to Mecklenburg County.
He was allowed pension on his application executed February 25, 1834, at which time he was living in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
The papers in this claim contain no data relative to the family of Nathaniel Farrar.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator

WILLIAM L. NELSON
SECOND MISSOURI DISTRICT
WASHINGTON ADDRESS: 225 HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
HOME ADDRESS: COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
MEMBER: COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, D. C.
December 13, 1937
Mr. A. D. Hiller Administrative Assistant Veterans Administration Washington, D. C.
Dear Friend:
Kindly send me any record you have concerning the Revolutionary War service of private Nathaniel Farrar (Farrow), North Carolina Revolutionary Pension under act of 1818 and 1832.
Thanking you, I am
Sincerely yours,
A handwritten signature in cursive, reading "W. L. Nelson".
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State of Alabama Lincoln County ss
This day 17 th July 1833 Charles Pagan a resident of Lincoln County aged about twenty five years, appeared before me Geo. Hooke an acting justice of the peace for said County and made oath in due form of law that he is, and was well acquainted with Nathaniel Farris of Mecklenburg County at the time of the negotiation he means that he believes said Farris to be about his even age or older, he further states that he Farris served a term of nine months, in the fourth reg- ment of the Alabama line, for three months of which term this affiant was with Farris nearly every day. This affiant from his ages badly informed cannot conveniently attend Mecklenburg Court. It has been reported and generally believed that Farris was a soldier of the revolution - This affiant knows it to be the fact
G. Hooke J.P.
Charles Pagan
I Geo. Hooke an acting justice of the peace for said County do certify that the foregoing affidavit was sworn to and subscribed at the day of its date and that the affiant C. Pagan is worthy of and entitled to credit given under my hand & seal, having no seal of office July 17 th 1833 G. Hooke J.P.

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
3 I Miles W Abernathy Clerk of the Court of Pleas & quarter Sessions for Lincoln County do hereby certify, that George Hoke before whom the foregoing Affidavit was taken by whom the Certificate was made now I was at the time thereof an acting Justice of the peace for this County & that said signature is genuine —
In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand & affixed the Seal Office at Office in Lincolnton this 13th day of February 1834 —
Miles W Abernathy Clerk of Lincoln County Court —

Virginia Ferryman March 20 1834
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Alfred Benton Esq. Burlington

State of North Carolina
Lincoln County
This day appeared before me Oliver Saunders one of the acting Justices of the peace for said County. Genl. Joseph Graham of Lincoln County North Carolina aged about sixty four and seven by five, years was having been duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith that he is well acquainted with Nathaniel Farris of Middlesex County, who is as well as he remembers of him aged about 75. or 76. that he became acquainted with him during the war of rebellion the war of the rebellion.
That the declaration made by said Nat Farris for a pension under the act of Congress of 1832 is now before this affiant, which was made before the County Court of Middlesex on the 25 th day of February 1832 and verified by the Clerk of the County Court on the 26 th of February with the affidavit of Charles Russell of Lincoln appended to it dated 17 th of Oct. 1833.
That the Nathaniel Farris whose application is attached as above stated is the same man with whom he was acquainted during the war of the rebellion. That the company to which Nathaniel Farris belonged joined the army in Charleston on the 5 th of March November 1778 or about that time, that the company to which he belonged had then marched (as it was understood in the army) from the County of Granville a distance of about one hundred and twenty miles 190. From this period on the 5 th of November 1778 until the 5 th of August 1779 this affiant was acquainted with said Nathaniel Farris, frequently saw him in the service during the whole of the period.

That during the period before stated he knew said Fannan and knows that the marches and countermarches stated by him are true, and that his recitation of the engagements, and of the officers commanding on like with true, This affiant further states that from the period when the North Carolina Brigade army  know that the men interested from Chathamburgh generally served 3 months & 9 days before their 9 months - was generally discharged on the 5 th of August 1864, until the close of the war he had no personal acquaintance with Fannan, although both in the service yet they were under  in differ- ent commands; shortly after the close of the war he renewed his acquaintance with him and has been well acquainted with him since then; he was always supposed to have been a soldier of the revolution, and it never was as he believes doubted by any person acquaintance with Fannan but that he was a soldier of the revolution This affiant further states that Fannan is a man of good character and reputation and that he can vouch for credit to any statement made by him in all or otherwise - Fannan was doctor or manager for Major John Davidson of Chathamburgh a number of years, & whose though in his affiant's memory etc in 1788.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 19 th day of March 1834 Eliza Saunders P.P. J. Graham  "

I Elisha Saunders an acting Justice of the peace for Lincoln County State of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing Statement and affidavit of Rev Joseph Graham was sworn to and subscribed before me, and that the said Rev Joseph Graham is worthy of credit and entitled to credit and a man of good character. Given under my hand and seal having no seal of office. This 18 th day of March 1834
Elisha Saunders JP
State of North Carolina Lincoln County
I hereby certify that Elisha Saunders whose signature is to the foregoing Certificate & affidavit was at the time of making the same an acting Justice of the peace for said County and that said signature is genuine. Given under my hand & seal of office this 25 th day of March 1834
Niles W. Robertson Clerk of Lincoln County courts

Free
Col. B. Brown
La Graham Esquire of N. Carolina City of Washington
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Hon. Ch.
Hon. J. Graham H. R.
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Saths. Fanaar
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Hm. L. Graham

State of North Carolina } Burke County }
This day came before me Elisha P. Miller one of the acting Justices of the peace for Burke County, The Reverend Robert Johnston Miller a regular Minister of the Episcopal Church, a resident of Burke County, aged seventy six years has and made oaths in due form of law, that is has been well acquainted with Nathaniel Harris of the County of Mecklenburg since shortly after the close of the Revolutionary war, he believes him to be seventy five or seventy six years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighbourhood in which he resided about forty or fifty years ago to have been a soldier in the revolution. And further this affiant swears that shortly after the war this reputation of his having been a soldier was general, and was not doubted by any person as this affiant believes Robert Johnston Miller Rector of St Andrews Church Burke County
Sworn to and submitted before me this the 22 d of March 1834 I do hereby certify that the above was duly sworn to before me and that the above R. J. Miller is worthy of credit in any statement he makes given under my hand and seal, at Allays Grove in Burke County above date E. P. Miller

This day personally appeared William Guinane and Robt. St. Burdon Esq., appearing in open court and having been sworn according to law, upon and say that they have been acquainted with the Rev. Mr. Johnstone Miller for more than twenty five years, that he is a man of good and upright character and that they never believe any statement, made by him and that he is a regular minister of the Episcopal Church. Sworn to before me in open court 28 th March 1834.
William Greenough Nat H. Benton
Respectfully & truly That the foregoing affidavit was duly sworn to and subscribed in open court that E. P. Miller is given whose deposition is to the effect he is genuine that he was at the time of making the affidavit since still is an attorney at law of the place for Benton County; It is noticed by the court to be certified that the said Will. Greenaway and Robert H. Benton are worthy of credit, and it is further ordered that the affidavit and the affidavit of Genl. Joseph Graham of Lincoln and the affidavit from the Clerk of Lincoln

County Court, be appended to the declaration of Nathaniel Fannar made before me this day being being sworn in February last. and that this certificate also be appended to the same declaration. Given under my hand and seal of office the 28 th day of March 1834
B. G. G. G. G. B. S. G.

Beale's force March 31 st 1834
My dear Sir
I have presumed so far upon our friendship towards each other, as to enclose to you the declaration of Mr. Farris of Mecklenburg, with the request that you will as soon as convenient lay it before the Secretary of War and procure a certificate for a pension; I sent an her declaration nearly two years ago and it was returned for informality -
There are several reasons appointing pointing to yourself as the most proper person to present the claim of Mr. Farris he lived several years in the family of your Friend Father, and I presume that you are well acquainted with her reputation, your Father speaks of that; I am certain that you know the high standing of Parson Miller, and you can inform the proper officers of the standing of the Gentlemen who have attested Miller's reputation; will you please to look over it, and as soon as you can do so have it passed upon, and enclose me the result, If convenient I would like to have it before I go to Bencombe.
Your note against the act mentioned in the last question is highly and almost unanimously approved of - I have never known any question submitted to the people on which such unanimity appear to prevail at every point - the mail is about to close - I must conclude
I am very Respectfully your friend & etc. I will write to you again. N. H. Burleson - in short

You will observe that Mr. Farnum's declaration states his service for two years and a half - but that when the separate terms are added together they make but two years. Mr. Farnum wishes me in each statement to say that he had served more than the particular periods set forth: he is a man of unquestionable character and I firmly believe that he would give up the whole of his claim upon the Government rather large claim upon the Government rather than draw for one month longer than he is entitled to; I am sure at the post office and expect the stage every Monday - I trust that you will be make a full statement to the secretary as to the character of all the persons who have made statements. You will of course feel some delicacy in speaking of Genl. Nathan but refer to Mr. Mayhew of the Senate or any other gentleman from the west as to his character.
Truly yours A. A. B.

1937 Dec. 17. List. to Hon. Wm. L. Nelson, U.S.
New Way
INVALID.
File No. 8438
2nd District in 1892
Act: June 4th 1932
Index:—Vol. 16 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]